Board of trustees

Nina Ennis - Chair of the Board of Trustees

Nina retired from the NHS in the summer of 2021. Having trained as an Occupational Therapist, after some years of clinical practice she moved into managerial roles. She held a number of posts including Chief Executive of Derbyshire Dales and South Derbyshire PCT, and more recently Associate Director of Planned Care and Joint Commissioning. 

Since retirement she has taken on a number of additional voluntary roles including supporting the COVID vaccination programme in Derby and providing additional support to children who need extra support with reading.

Nina lives in South Derbyshire. She enjoys walking, cooking and reading.

Nigel Cordier - Trustee

Nigel trained as a Manufacturing Engineer but is now retired after spending his career working for a large multinational automotive component manufacturer. He held a number of senior posts including Project Manager, Manufacturing Engineering Manager, and at the time of retiring, Global Manufacturing Technology Transfer and Quality Manager.

Since retiring Nigel has moved from the South of England to north Nottinghamshire and has become a volunteer for the Beyond Diagnosis Gateway. He enjoys walking, fishing, gardening and winemaking.

Suzanna van Schaick - Trustee

Suzanna is a retired doctor with 33 years experience as a GP and over 20 years involvement in health education projects for a wide range of audiences. She was a volunteer in health promotion and behaviour change with VSO in Cambodia & South Sudan (2008-2011). She volunteered with Self Help UK on community projects aimed at improving self-management in chronic conditions prior to becoming a member of the Board. She also chairs the Management Committee of Water Works, a charity which works to help improve hygiene and sanitation in rural Malawi.

David Maruta - Trustee

David has 10 years’ experience in business strategy development, digital transformation, and operations management in both the public and private sector. He was Chief Information Officer at Royal Veterinary College, and more recently at Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, one of the largest providers of mental healthcare and support to people with learning disabilities. David lives in Cambridge and enjoys hiking, tennis, and learning languages. 

Hayley Allison - Trustee

Hayley joined the Self Help UK Board of Trustees’ in 2021, and has a wealth of experience spanning 30 years within the NHS. Hayley lives in Nottinghamshire. 

Hayley has worked in many sectors of the NHS, including managing a hospital within an acute provider setting, as commissioner for the voluntary sector, commissioner for children, primary care commissioner, transformation lead within an ambulance provider, and her current role within NHS England is that of Assistant Director of Strategic Transformation working with two Integrated Care Systems within the West Midlands.

Hayley is passionate about transformation within health and care to improve outcomes for the population. 

In her spare time, she enjoys interior design, travel and tennis.

John Moore - Trustee